NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 12-session education program for family, partners, friends and significant others of adults living with mental illness. The course is designed to help all family members understand and support their loved one living with mental illness, while maintaining their own well-being. The course includes information on illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and other mental health conditions. Thousands of families describe the program as life-changing. The program is taught by trained teachers who are also family members and know what it is like to have a loved one living with mental illness.

NAMI Ozaukee will offer the Family-to-Family Education Program for 12 Mondays, 6:00- 8:30 pm beginning on September 11 in Mequon. Class size is limited so registration isrequired.

*This event is Co-Sponsored by Boswell Book Company and REDgen.

In her new book, clinical psychologist, coach, and anxiety expert, Helen Odessky helps you understand the process of anxiety, and how to arm yourself with strategies that work. Dr. Odessky, a member of the Illinois Psychological Association, draws on her fifteen years of clinical experience to guide you through the process of not only learning how to overcome anxiety, but also how to enrich your life.

The School District of Elmbrook in collaboration with Waukesha County Health and Human Services, NAMI Waukesha, and NAMI Greater Milwaukee is excited to host a production of Pieces: in My Own Voice.

Pieces: In My Own Voice is a production designed for youth and their families by NAMI Greater Milwaukee and a troupe of actors that uses a scripted performance to address stigma related to mental illness. Through individual stories, stigmatizing attitudes about mental illness are deconstructed, allowing the audience a look beyond the barriers of preconceived notions. Through the Waukesha County Youth Crisis grant, we are able to offer this half-hour production free of charge for youth and adults alike.

A talkback session will follow the production, allowing the audience to ask questions of individuals living with mental health conditions and mental health professionals. Evidence has shown the production to reduce stigmas among those in attendance, and is made possible in part by the Youth Crisis Grant through Waukesha County Health and Human Services, and hosted by The School District of Elmbrook.

Join us for a screening of Angst at Dominican High School Auditorium at 7pm Oct. 5th.

Angst: Breaking the Stigma Around Anxiety is a documentary and VR experience that looks at anxiety, its causes and effects, and what we can do about it. Angst will feature interviews with kids and young adults who suffer or have suffered from anxiety, and what they’ve learned. The film also includes experts charged with helping people manage their anxiety, and those who focus on researching its causes and sociological effects, while offering tools and resources that provide hope. The project will explore a conversation about anxiety from a peer-to-peer standpoint that is intimate, honest and accessible.

REDgen and Samaritan Family Wellness are partnering to create parent communities in the Milwaukee area to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting. These 6 week groups will offer a welcoming space for parents of all ages to share experiences and grow together. These free group sessions will be led by Holly and Scott Stoner, therapists and co creators of the Parent Wellness Compass. Email holly@samaritanfamilywellnesss.org to register.

LORRAINE M. HOBBS, MA, CHOM

Director, Youth and Family ProgramsSenior Teacher

Lorraine M. Hobbs, M.S., CHom., is a senior MBSR teacher at the University of California San Diego Center for Mindfulness. She received her training under the supervision of Dr. Steve Hickman. She has served as clinical director of in-patient and residential treatment programs, where she worked extensively with teens and their families. Her interest in integrative medicine and in the growing research on the consequences of stress and the executive function of the brain in children/teens inspired her to create a six week Mindfulness/Stress Reduction training program for Teens at the UCSD Center for Mindfulness. Her interest in reaching a larger population of teens and pre-teens led to the implementation of an eight-week mindfulness based curriculum in schools, designed to reduce stress, improve self-regulation and concentration and enhance the learning process. In addition. Lorraine developed a Mindful Parenting program, which supports parents in developing a greater capacity to parent with compassion and presence. She is also a part of the Mindfulness in Schools teaching/training team in the U.K. and lectures on the efficacy of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with teens in the community. She is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher and Homeopathic practitioner.

REDgen and Samaritan Family Wellness are partnering to create parent communities in the Milwaukee area to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting. These 6 week groups will offer a welcoming space for parents of all ages to share experiences and grow together. These free group sessions will be led by Holly and Scott Stoner, therapists and co creators of the Parent Wellness Compass. Email holly@samaritanfamilywellnesss.org to register.

REDgen and Samaritan Family Wellness are partnering to create parent communities in the Milwaukee area to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting. These 6 week groups will offer a welcoming space for parents of all ages to share experiences and grow together. These free group sessions will be led by Holly and Scott Stoner, therapists and co creators of the Parent Wellness Compass. Email holly@samaritanfamilywellnesss.org to register.

REDgen and Samaritan Family Wellness are partnering to create parent communities in the Milwaukee area to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting. These 6 week groups will offer a welcoming space for parents of all ages to share experiences and grow together. These free group sessions will be led by Holly and Scott Stoner, therapists and co creators of the Parent Wellness Compass. Email holly@samaritanfamilywellnesss.org to register.

REDgen and Samaritan Family Wellness are partnering to create parent communities in the Milwaukee area to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting. These 6 week groups will offer a welcoming space for parents of all ages to share experiences and grow together. These free group sessions will be led by Holly and Scott Stoner, therapists and co creators of the Parent Wellness Compass. Email holly@samaritanfamilywellnesss.org to register.

REDgen and Samaritan Family Wellness are partnering to create parent communities in the Milwaukee area to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting. These 6 week groups will offer a welcoming space for parents of all ages to share experiences and grow together. These free group sessions will be led by Holly and Scott Stoner, therapists and co creators of the Parent Wellness Compass. Email holly@samaritanfamilywellnesss.org to register.

Join us for the Screening of Reject

7pm Dominican High School Auditorium.

REJECT takes a science-based and solution-oriented look at the roots of bullying behavior and violent behavior against the self or others. The film aims to raise public consciousness about the serious and potentially lethal consequences of interpersonal rejection in its many forms—peer bullying, parental neglect (or abuse), race discrimination, and other forms of social rejection across all age groups. It speaks to parents, teachers, administrators, organizations that train teachers, coaches, mental health professionals, clergy, counselors, juvenile judges, office managers—that is, anyone entrusted with influence over others and in a position to foster acceptance, inclusion and social connection.

Dr. Tim Westlake has been a full-time Emergency Physician for over 17 years. He is the Medical Director of the Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, and has 2 daughters who attend Arrowhead High School. Tim is the Vice Chairman of the Wisconsin State Medical Examining Board, where he serves as Chairman of the Licensing and Controlled Substance Committees, and has guided the State’s prescription opioid reform strategy. He serves on the State Controlled Substances Board and is a member of the Governor’s Taskforce on Opioid Abuse. He is a member of the Wisconsin ePDMP Executive Design Team. He formed and is Chairman of the Wisconsin State Coalition for Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction.

Detective Chris Kohl

Chris Kohl is a detective with the Waukesha County’s Sheriff Department. He has served on the Waukesha County Metro Drug Unit in which he experienced firsthand the damage caused by the proliferation of opioids and heroin. Chris is passionate about providing parents and the community with the information they need to help prevent our youth from going down this road.

Chris Gleason

Chris Gleason has worked in the Addiction field since 1995. He is a Certified Advanced Addiction Counselor, he holds a BA from Judson University in Human Services and a Master’s from Argosy University in Community Counseling. Chris has also presented on many different topics, both locally and nationally, including Co-Occurring Treatment for Adolescents and Opiate/Heroin Addiction in the Adult and Adolescent population. Chris’ work on home-based strategies with co-occurring adolescents won the SAMHSA Science to Service award in 2011 and a NIATx innovation award in 2010. Currently, Chris is the Administrator of Regional Behavioral Health Services for Rosecrance, overseeing outpatient counseling services for substance abuse and mental health located in McHenry County, IL, Wisconsin and Iowa. Chris is also an adjunct professor at Aurora University in the Department of Social Work with a focus on addiction studies. He is also the Chairperson for the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition.

Lybert Family

The Lybert family – Sandi, Rick, Ashleigh and Tyler – founded Your Choice to Live, Inc. after dealing with addiction in their family. Tyler started using drugs in sixth grade as a way to make friends and fit in. Tyler’s drug use escalated from alcohol and marijuana to pills and heroin. He was in and out of jail. His family life deteriorated from the stress of his drugs use. During the Lybert’s presentation, Ashleigh speaks about the pressure to be the perfect sister in light of her brother’s addiction and feeling neglected by her parents. Rick talks about being angry that his son couldn’t conquer his addiction and Sandi explains how she enabled her son to the point that her marriage nearly crumbled. Tyler entered treatment at age 21 and has been sober since 2008. The Lyberts are passionate about communicating their story and removing the stigma of teen substance abuse in hopes of helping other families.

Melanie

Melanie shares her personal story about her daughter Alexis with strength, passion and the conviction to help others.

Jesica Lahey, NY Times Bestselling Author will discuss her book the Gift of Failure.

USM Virginia Henes Young Theatre

What's the best way to motivate students to own their education and develop resilience? Research has shown that the key to all these things is intrinsic motivation, or motivation that comes from within. Jessica summarizes the current research on autonomy-supportive parenting and teaching, competence, rewards, desirable difficulties, praise, and failure.

Jessica offers practical advice for fostering intrinsic motivation and weaning kids off of extrinsic motivators such as short-term rewards, bribes, honors, coercion, and yes, even grades, while giving kids the support and encouragement they need in order to succeed.

Nan Henderson, M.S.W., …is President of Resiliency In Action. Her publications on resiliency and wellness, positive youth development, and school and organizational change are used in more than 25 countries and have been translated into Spanish, French, and Russian. She has provided hundreds of presentations and trainings in 45 U.S. states and several foreign countries over the past two decades for a wide variety of audiences and organizations. These groups include Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Upward Bound, Americorps, State Departments of Education in CA, VT, CO, PA, ME, TX, and NH, the Ministry of Education in New Zealand, several Canadian school districts and organizations, and the U.S. Military.

The Pennsylvania Dept. of Education is advocating the adoption of Ms. Henderson’s model in every school in that state, and she has been involved in major resiliency initiatives in New York City Schools and Los Angeles Public Schools.

She has served on the faculty of five colleges/universities; worked as a clinical therapist with youth, adults, and families; and directed citywide and statewide prevention and resiliency programs. She is the author/editor of five books on resiliency, numerous articles, and an on-line newsletter distributed worldwide. She has also been featured as a “resiliency expert” on N.P.R’.s Talk of the Nation.

Suicide in 2017: Trying to understand Why and Who and How We can Make a Difference

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Timothy Lineberry

Dr. Lineberry will describe current context and factors associated with suicide and practical efforts to potentially prevent suicides in community and clinical settings.

Dr. Lineberry is chief medical officer for the Green Bay, Manitowoc and Marinette patient service market of Aurora Health Care. Lineberry graduated from Vanderbilt University Medical School and completed his residency training at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Lineberry is a former board chair of the American Association of Suicidology, and served as a subject-matter expert for military suicide research for the Army, and served on the board of directors of the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He most recently worked at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

REDgen is creating Parent Communities in the Milwaukee area to discuss the challenges of parenting. These six week groups will offer a welcoming space for parents with children of all ages to share experiences and grow together.

Mondays 7-8:30 PM 4/17/17- 5/22/17

Christ Church Episcopal in Whitefish Bay.

Led by Holly Stoner, family therapist and co-creator of the Parent Compass family wellness program.

Please note : Dr. Ginsburg's workshop advertised below is about the effects of traumatic experiences on youth and best practices for working with youth who have experienced trauma to promote healing and their success. It is a different program than the ones Dr. Ginsburg did for REDgen in 2014 and 2015. This program is suitable for parents and for professionals who work with youth. We just want to be sure that parents know that this is a heavy topic and different from his previous presentations.

Join us as we gain insights from Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., M.S. Ed, a pediatrician specializing in Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

The theme, tying together his clinical practice, teaching, research and advocacy efforts is that of building on the strength of teenagers by fostering their internal resilience. His goal: translate the best of research and practice into practical approaches.

He wants to give parents, professionals and communities ideas that they can use to prepare children and teens to thrive.

Question , Persuade, Refer (QPR) is a suicide prevention training that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. You will learn how to detect the warning signs, how to offer hope and help save a life.

Trainings occurring at libraries across Milwaukee. For more information contact info@preventsuicidemke.com

Dr. Amos is a pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of WI specializing in pulmonary and sleep medicine. She also teaches at the Medical College of WI. She is an alumni of USM, UW Madison and the Medical College of WI. She is an expert on sleep and an engaging speaker. Please join us.

Dr. Robert Evans is a clinical and organizational psychologist and the Executive Director of The Human Relations Service in Wellesley, Massachusetts. A former high school and pre-school teacher, and for many years a child and family therapist, he has consulted in more than 1,700 schools throughout the U.S. and internationally, working with teachers, administrators, and boards, and speaks widely at educational conferences.

Rob received his undergraduate degree from Princeton and his doctorate from Harvard. His interests have focussed on change and resistance to it in schools and organizations, on the challenges of leading innovation, and on changes in American families and their impact on schools. He is currently concentrating on ways to improve collegiality and candor among educators and to promote realistic dialogue about accountability.

Trisha will discuss The Children We Mean to Raise, a report developed by Making Caring Common that explores students’ self- reported values and the messages about these values that adults may unintentionally be sending.

In her presentation, Trisha will share the research behind The Children We Mean to Raise report, discuss implications of the findings for parents and other adults, and offer recommendations for talking with your children about empathy, caring for others, and fairness. The presentation will also introduce Making Caring Common’s recent Turning the Tide Initiative, a collaboration among over 120 college admission leaders across the county, which seeks to re-shape the college admissions process to betterpromote ethical engagement and reduce achievement pressure. The presentation will conclude with an opportunity for discussion and questions.

As a constituent of the Senator's, I would like him/her to demand a vote on S.2680, the Mental Health Reform Act. The House passed Mental Health Reform Act 422-2. The senate should act. There is a mental health crisis in our country. This bill will help. Thank you.

The Fields behind Nicolet High School

Park or drop off on Daphne Road off of Jean Nicolet Rd.

Pathways High will host a short presentation and social gathering to celebrate everyone who has contributed or will partner with Pathways High. The XQ Documentary Team may attend and interview attendees. Refreshments and appetizers will be served.